Who We Are

COLUMBIA COUNTY, GEORGIA – PART OF THE AUGUSTA MSA

Columbia County is located in eastern Georgia, in a region known as the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA); it is bordered by the Savannah River and Clark’s Hill Lake, one of the largest freshwater bodies of water in the southeastern United States. With a population of more than 124,000 (U.S. Census, 2010) – and more than 500,000 in the Augusta (GA) – Aiken (SC) metropolitan statistical area (MSA) – the county’s economy is based upon a diverse mix of government, medical, military, professional, and light industrial sectors.

The home to world-class firms such as Quad/Graphics, John Deere, Club Car, TaxSlayer, and Serta, Columbia County has one of the area’s highest standards of living, a fact frequently noted in nationwide surveys by Money magazine and U.S. News and World Report.

A few quick statistics on Columbia County, Georgia:

35th fastest growning county in the United States 2010 -2013 (US Census)

90.6% of the county’s population are high school graduates (US Census Quick Facts 2007-2011)

80.4% of the county’s population are homeowners (US Census Quick Facts 2007-2011)

$66,556 Median House Hold Income

The Development Authority of Columbia County

As a public, non-profit economic development agency, the Development Authority of Columbia County is the lead economic development organization for Columbia County, Georgia. The role of the Development Authority of Columbia County is to foster economic growth through supporting existing industry and small business, recruiting of new companies, and product development. This is accomplished by working with local industry, community leaders, site selection consultants, business leaders, and the community to secure new investment and jobs. The staff of the Development Authority of Columbia County focuses on:

Promoting strategic economic growth

Marketing Columbia County

Issuing Industrial Revenue Bonds

Fostering an entrepreneurial environment

Identifying ways to reduce the cost of project financing

Identifying workforce training opportunities

Promoting tax incentives

Providing key research/demographic data

Serving as a government liaison

For more information about the Development Authority of Columbia County and/or site selection and expansion opportunities, please contact: